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Manchester Climate Change Strategy 2017-50 Implementation Plan 2017-22
Implementation Plan 2017-22
Manchester’s Climate Change Strategy for 2017-50 sets organisations and businesses all have a critically
out the commitment for the city to play its full part in important role to play, as part of their day-to-day lives
limiting the impacts of global climate change, locally and operations. This collective action is key to the
and globally and to become zero carbon, zero waste, and strategy’s successful delivery. Further information on
climate resilient by 2050. The strategy has five headline how stakeholders can get involved and benefit from
objectives: sustainable economy and jobs; healthy action on climate change is at:
communities; resilience to climate change; zero carbon; www.manchesterclimate.com/getinvolved
culture change.
This is the strategy’s first Implementation Plan. It is
Implementation plans set out the actions to be structured according to the sections in the strategy,
delivered within a given five-year period, to both make to ensure that the strategy’s commitments are
progress against the strategy’s objectives and to transparently and clearly being taken forward. A
undertake preparatory work that will enable progress number of the actions are based on those set out in
to be made in future five-year periods. The actions in the Greater Manchester Climate Change Strategy
these plans are the strategic actions that will help to Implementation Plan 2017-20, recognising that, rather
drive, enable and support Manchester’s physical and than creating new Manchester-specific actions, it
cultural transformation to 2050 and beyond. By their will be more effective in some areas for Manchester
nature, these actions will need to be delivered by key to participate fully in city-region-wide programmes.
organisations and partnerships in the city. This implementation plan should be read alongside
GM climate change plans for a complete view of the
In addition to the actions set out in implementation strategic climate change actions to be delivered in
plans, residents, schools, colleges, third sector Manchester over the next five years.
• Education and engagement
• Investing in our young people
• Innovation, investment and business growth
• Enabling and incentivising institutional investment
ENABLING • Supporting our businesses
ACTIONS • Spatial planning, development and infrastructure investment
• Joined-up public services
• Resident-led solutions and the voluntary and community sector
• Digital technologies and data
• Working with Greater Manchester Combined Authority, UK Government and devolution
• Buildings
• Energy
THEMATIC • Transport
ACTIONS • Resources and waste
• Food
• Green spaces and waterways
A ROLE FOR ALL • Residents and communities
• Businesses
RESIDENTS AND • Schools and colleges
BUSINESSES • Universities
• Governance
GOVERNANCE, • Reporting Progress
REPORTING AND • Updating the Strategy
• Implementation Plans
PLANNING • Carbon BudgetsImplementation Plan 2017-22
ENABLING ACTIONS
By 2022, unless stated, we will... Lead Partners
Educating and EA1 Deliver citywide campaigns to inspire and MCCA MCC, universities,
engagement motivate stakeholders to act. housing providers
EA2 Use arts and culture to engage people in Manchester Cultural MCC, universities,
new and interesting ways to take action Partnership Manchester Youth
on climate change. Council, MCCA
EA3 Roll out Carbon Literacy training to Carbon Literacy Housing providers,
residents, students and businesses in Project universities, MCCA
Manchester.
Investing in our EA4 Develop a skills and employability MCCA MCC, Uuniversities,
young people programme to link school, college and colleges, schools,
university leavers with local training and New Economy, MCC,
employment opportunities. Manchester Youth
Council
EA5 Support young people to actively Manchester Youth MCC, MCCA,
participate in climate change policy- Council universities, UpRising,
making in Manchester and assist them MEEN, Carbon
in delivering climate change campaigns Literacy Project
to influence their peers and other
stakeholders in the city.
Innovation, EA6 Provide support to help Manchester Manchester Growth GMCA, Chamber
investment and businesses to develop and supply the Company of Commerce,
goods and services needed to create a Federation of
business growth zero carbon, zero waste, climate resilient Small Businesses,
city. universities
EA7 Establish Manchester Climate Change MCCA MCC, universities,
Partnership (2017) and other initiatives Manchester New
to create the ‘spaces’ and secure the Economy, private
resources required to facilitate the sector partners
development and delivery of innovative
solutions to climate change, using
Manchester as a testbed and the platform
for roll-out to other cities.
Enabling and EA8 Establish incentives (policy and funding) GMCA MCC
incentivising to support investment by public
and private organisations to deliver
institutional exemplar low carbon, climate resilient
investment improvements to their estates.
Supporting our EA9 Establish a business support Manchester Growth Carbon Literacy
businesses programme(s) to assist businesses Company Project
to improve their energy and resource
efficiency, and build their resilience to a
changing climate.By 2022, unless stated, we will... Lead Partners
Spatial planning, EA10 Develop a framework of clear policies MCC GMCA, developers,
development and and guidance to support and enable the UK Green Building
city’s development partners to deliver Council
infrastructure technically and commercially viable low
investment carbon, climate resilient developments
and infrastructure, consistent with
Manchester’s climate change objectives.
EA11 Work to influence the development of the MCCA UK Green Building
Greater Manchester Spatial Framework Council
so that it will support the delivery of
Manchester’s climate change objectives
(2017).
EA12 Establish Manchester as a beacon for Developers MCC, GMCA, UK
sustainable design through industry Green Building
awards and promotion of exemplar low Council
carbon, climate resilient development and
infrastructure projects.
Joined-up public EA13 Continue to develop the local evidence Green and Healthy Universities
services base and understanding of the benefits Manchester
of joined-up action on health and climate Partnership
change.
EA14 Deliver the Green and Healthy Green and Healthy Housing Associations
Manchester Programme for joined up Manchester
action on health and climate change. Partnership
Resident-led EA15 Build capacity and leadership in Manchester Green Manchester
solutions and communities to foster the delivery of Leaders partnership Community Central,
community-led activities that deliver MCCA
the voluntary positive climate change outcomes and
and community improve local quality of life.
sector
Digital EA16 Deliver the Triangulum and CityVerve MCC
technologies and smart city projects and use the lessons
learned as the basis of further work to use
data digital technologies and data to support
climate-positive decision-making.
Working with EA17 Work with GMCA to inform the MCCA GMCA, all Manchester
GMCA, UK development of the Greater Manchester stakeholders
Climate Change Strategy for 2020+, with
Government and a view to it including long-term objectives
devolution that are consistent with the Paris
Agreement (2017-20).
EA18 Encourage GMCA to work with UK MCCA GMCA
Government to establish a Greater
Manchester carbon budget that is
consistent with the UK’s contribution
to the Paris Agreement, and establish
devolved powers and funding required to
help meet the budget.THEMATIC ACTIONS
By 2022, unless stated, we will... Lead Partners
Buildings B1 Support Manchester’s development UK Green Building MCC, MCCA
sector to work with Manchester Council
City Council to set clear policies for
development that is consistent with the
city’s climate change objectives, and
build capacity to enable them to help
deliver the policies.
B2 Investigate options and feasibility for Carbon Co-op MCC, MCCA
developing new and expanding existing
Council initiatives to incentivise and
enable domestic retrofit e.g. energy
efficiency linked Council tax bandings,
expansion of the HELP loan for energy
efficiency improvements, etc.
B3 Work with GMCA to investigate the MCCA MCC, GMCA, Carbon
potential to adopt a Greater Manchester Co-op, housing
domestic retrofit strategy and a city- providers, universities
region-wide programme(s) that would
result in existing homes becoming zero
or very low carbon, and climate resilient
in line with Manchester’s climate change
objectives.
B4 Identify and secure funding opportunities GMCA MCC, UK
to invest in energy efficiency Government, Carbon
programmes, particularly focusing on fuel Co-op, energy
poverty challenges for the city’s residents. companies
Including securing/influencing ECO
funding to enable maximum benefit to
Greater Manchester.
B5 Encourage non-domestic retrofit and GMCA UK Green Building
promote initiatives that support owners, Council
landlords and tenants to improve energy
performance and climate resilience of
existing buildings.
Energy E1 Ensure Manchester participates fully in MCCA MCC, GMCA
the programme of energy activities in
the Greater Manchester Climate Change
Strategy Implementation Plan.
E2 Deliver the Civic Quarter Heat Network MCC GMCA
and develop the next phases of city
centre heat network deployment.
E3 Develop the evidence base and route MCCA GMCA, MCC,
map to enable 100% clean energy to be Greater Manchester
supplied to Manchester by 2050. Community
Renewables,
universities, ENW
E4 Work with UK government to develop a GMCA MCC
framework that ensures that Manchester
plays an active role in deciding on where,
when and how Government-backed
funding programmes are implemented
on-the-ground.
E5 Establish leadership within public sector Corridor Manchester MCC, University
estates for development of renewable of Manchester,
energy in/on buildings in Manchester. Manchester
Metropolitan
University, Central
Manchester Hospital,
RNCM.By 2022, unless stated, we will... Lead Partners
Transport T1 Implement Manchester’s five-year local MCC TfGM, MCC, GMCA,
transport delivery plans and work with MCCA
TfGM and local stakeholders to identify
options for further potential additions
and improvements to the plans and the
Greater Manchester Transport Strategy
2017-40, to ensure alignment with
Manchester’s climate change objectives.
In particular recognising the city’s views
and commitment to shift from private car
use and make Manchester a walking and
cycling city, aiming to secure £20 per
person per year for long-term investment
in these areas.
T2 Undertake research to identify how MMU Manchester Airport
Manchester can best prepare for the
introduction of an international agreement
on aviation emissions and carbon
management options available in the
meantime.
Resources and R&W1 Undertake research to investigate the MMU GMCA, GM Waste
waste feasibility of Manchester becoming a zero Disposal Authority,
waste city by 2050 and the development MCC, MMU Waste 2
of a delivery plan Resources Innovation
Network
R&W2 Implement carbon related objectives GMCA MCC, GMWDA
in the Greater Manchester Joint Waste
Development Plan
R&W3 Provide guidance to home owners on MCC, GMWDA MCCA
reducing waste and improving resource
efficiency
Food F1 Investigate the pathways to assist citizens UoM Manchester Food
to adopt more sustainable and healthy Board
food habits, including the potential to
reduce meat consumption to sustainable
levels.
Green spaces G&B1 Oversee and champion the successful Manchester Green Various
and waterways delivery of the Manchester Green and & Blue Infrastructure
Blue Infrastructure Strategy 2015-25 and Group
implementation plans for 2015-18 and
2019-22
G&B2 Establish how much carbon is Universities Manchester Green
sequestered by Manchester’s green & Blue Infrastructure
infrastructure and a mechanism for Group
ongoing monitoringACTION BY ALL STAKEHOLDERS
By 2022, unless stated, we will... Lead Partners
Residents and S1 Provide information and support for MCCA MCC, housing
communities residents and communities, and share providers
best practice to help inspire action across
the city.
Businesses S2 Provide information and support for Manchester Growth MCCA, Chamber
businesses, and share best practice to Company of Commerce,
help inspire action across the city. Federation of Small
Businesses
Schools and S3 Provide information and support for MEEN Manchester Youth
colleges schools and colleges, and share best Council, MCC, MCCA,
practice to help inspire action across the Carbon Literacy
city. Project
Universities Across the three main areas of university UoM, MMU MCC, MCCA, GMCA
activities embed action on climate
change as a core activity for University of
Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan
University:
- Teaching and student experience –
to create carbon literate graduates
with strong prospects and routes to
employment.
- Research – to help create innovative
solutions to climate change and track
the city’s progress.
- Estates and processes – towards
becoming leading zero carbon, zero
waste, climate resilient organisations.
GOVERNANCE, REPORTING AND PLANNING
By 2022, unless stated, we will... Lead Partners
Governance G1 Undertake periodic reviews of the Our Manchester MCCA
strategy’s governance structure to Forum
ensure it best supports and enables the
strategy’s successful implementation.
Monitoring G2 Monitor and communicate progress MCCA
and Reporting on an ongoing basis through www.
manchesterclimate.com and through a
Progress publicly available annual report.
Updating G3 Develop five-year carbon budgets for the Manchester CO2 Universities, MCCA,
the Strategy, three scenarios set out in the strategy and Monitoring Group GMCA
adopt the GPC protocol (2017).
Implementation
Plans and G4 Develop the key performance indicators MCCA Universities, GMCA
to enable progress against the strategy’s
Carbon Budgets objectives to be monitored (2017).
G5 Refresh the strategy to take account MCCA, Manchester All city stakeholders
of developments in international and CO2 Monitoring
national climate science and policy, to Group
include an overall carbon budget for
Manchester, and the carbon budget for
2023-27.
Abbreviations
GMCA Greater Manchester Combined Authority MEEN Manchester Environmental Education Network
MCC Manchester City Council MMU Manchester Metropolitan University
MCCA Manchester Climate Change Agency UoM University of ManchesterPublished by: MANCHESTER CLIMATE CHANGE AGENCY on behalf of the City of Manchester December 2016
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